About Gaël
- **Recovery**: Audit, turnaround of drifting projects, and delivery stabilization.
- **Compliance**: Mediation between legal imperatives (KYC/AML, financial authorizations) and technical realities.
- **Infrastructure & Ops**: Steering robust systems, high availability management (24/7 SLA), and perimeter security.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Experience
- DigitealSoftware Engineer & IT Delivery LeadSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGNovember 2022 - February 2025 (2 years and 3 months)Mont-Saint-Guibert, BW, BelgiumRegulated Fintech by the BNB – Payments Sector1. Project Recovery & Infrastructure (The strong arm)
- Critical Migration: Audit and technical recovery of a major migration in Java 17 / Spring Boot. Code stabilization and CI/CD pipeline reliability.
- High Availability: Responsible for operational maintenance with 24/7 SLA.
- Security Compliance: Technical compliance for ISO 27001 and National Bank of Belgium (BNB) audits.
2. Product Operations & Compliance (The strategic brain)- Central Administration Tool: Design of the KYC/KYB validation interface for the Legal and Compliance departments (direct lever for obtaining authorizations).
- Stakeholder Mediation: Arbitration between blocking legal requirements and business profitability priorities.
- Pedagogy & Adoption: Support and training for business users (Seniors) on new digital tools.
3. Fintech Ecosystem (Business expertise)- KYC/AML Automation: Integration of banking aggregation (AIS/DSP2) for automated identity and solvency verification.
- Mobile Wallets: Management of the complete process (administrative and technical) for integration and validation for Apple Pay and Google Pay.
- TechnobelSoftware Engineer & Team LeadCONSULTING AND AUDITSNovember 2021 - December 2021 (1 month)Wallonia, BelgiumIntensive Hackathon – Creation of an MVP for a real clientCrisis management and delivery under high pressure
- Adaptability & Leadership: Stepped in at short notice as Scrum Master and Product Owner due to team failures, ensuring project continuity.
- Client Interface: Key contact for the client for business needs analysis and strategic advice on product viability.
- Mediation & Coaching: Resolution of internal conflicts and re-mobilization of technical resources to maintain the delivery objective.
- Project Recovery: Solo completion and presentation of the project to the jury following a last-minute withdrawal.
- Result: Delivery of a functional MVP validated by the client within one month, despite constant staff instability.
- Interface3.NamurBackend & Data DeveloperApril 2021 - November 2021 (7 months)Namur, BelgiumStructuring transition from self-taught development to professional backend expertise. Specialization in data-oriented architecture design.Quality Culture: Adoption of professional development standards (Clean Code, Versioning, Technical Documentation).
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Education
- Project Management - "Meaningful Project Management" Methodology Low Voltage Electrical Qualification B1V (Low Voltage - Proximity)Gestion de Projet - Méthodologie "Meaningful Project Management Habilitation Électrique B1V (Basse Tension - Voisinage)
- Backend Specialization & Agile Methodologies (PlayZone Program), Software EngineeringTechnobel2021Spécialisation back-end & Méthodes Agiles (Programme PlayZone), Ingénierie logicielle
Certifications
- PMI hybridmeaningfull.be2025